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Uhaul rental one way from Portland to Astoria is cheaper than a one way rental car. Bus (greyhound) is also a possibility, but the schedule didn't work for me, and for two people the cost was almost a wash. I think it was $90 for the uhaul rental.

I took the bike on the plane with me, assembled it in the airport, rode to Uhaul (3 miles), got the truck, picked up my partner at teh airport (he had a later flight than me), then we drove to Astoria. My tour partner had his bike shipped to the hotel. THe next morning i took the uhaul the 2 miles into town with my bike in the back, then rode back, while my partner assembled his bike in the hotel room. It's easy to just call a hotel and ask them to accept the bike in advance, they are used to cycle tourists there. I think the hotel was named Hilltop or Top of the HIll, or something like that. THis is also a good way to ship stuff that the airlines won't let you take on the plane, like stoves and fuel cannisters - just UPS to a hotel.

It was nice to have a hotel for the first night, as the exitement level and logistics complicated things enough that camping would have been a burden, rather than fun.

I checked into starting from Astoria last year. I would have done something similar, fly into Portland. I found there is a seasonal Lewis & Clark train that runs from Portland to Astoria, through some very scenic areas. Sounded very cool, and a great addition to the adventure. I did a Google online for bike shops in Astoria, called one of them, and they said to ship it to them. They even offered (for a small fee) to assemble it ahead of time.